Chapter 294 Becoming a Grandmother
Wei Rui Xuan.
When Meng Jinyao woke up and had just eaten breakfast, she learned from Ning Dong that she was about to become a grandmother.
She was completely stunned by how quickly her seniority had risen.
Last month, she hoped that Aunt Li would try her best to get pregnant so that Gu Xiuming, that unfilial son, would be in despair. Unexpectedly, her wish came true so quickly. Aunt Li is really pregnant.
Meng Jinyao hurriedly asked, "Is Aunt Li pregnant? How many months pregnant is she?"
Ningdong replied, "I heard that the imperial physician couldn't detect it when he took her pulse, so she must be pregnant not long ago."
Meng Jinyao was taken aback and asked in confusion, "The doctor couldn't detect it by taking her pulse? Is she really pregnant or not? Usually, a doctor can detect pregnancy by taking her pulse, right?"
Ningdong explained, "I heard that you can't feel the pulse when the pregnancy is early, and you can usually feel it when the pregnancy is a little later."
Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyao learned something new: even doctors can't tell if the pregnancy is early. But she had another question: "If that's the case, wouldn't it be a misdiagnosis?"
Ningdong replied, "Li Yiniang has all the symptoms of pregnancy: morning sickness, loss of appetite, and her period hasn't come. The family physician also gave Li Yiniang some advice on what pregnant women need to pay attention to in order to avoid miscarriage. The news spread throughout Qingyuxuan yesterday. Hongling, who serves Li Yiniang, went to the kitchen to remind them to be careful when preparing food. She must be pregnant, otherwise why would Li Yiniang say it?"
Meng Jinyao smiled and said, "That's great. The baby will be born next year. I'll be seventeen next year, and I'll be a grandmother at seventeen, one step ahead of many others."
Ningdong continued to chat with her about the gossip from Qingyuxuan: "There's something else, which is quite surprising. Didn't the young master dote on Consort Li? He even ran away from the marriage back then, saying that he would only take one sip from the three thousand rivers, but today he has taken in a maidservant. What he said before seems a bit ridiculous now."
Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyao was surprised again: "He took in a concubine so quickly?"
"Yes, he spent the whole night making love with that concubine last night."
Seeing her mistress's surprise, Ningdong's gossipy nature flared up, and she spoke with increasing enthusiasm: "I've found out everything. Last night, for some reason, the young master had a fight with Consort Li. After leaving Consort Li's room, a maid named Yuan'er went to make the young master's bed. She spent the whole night making the bed, and even made her own bed on top of that. This morning, Consort Li found out about this and was furious. She went to confront the young master, which angered him even more. The young master left in a huff, and all the maids in the courtyard saw her crying her eyes out."
Hearing such a juicy piece of gossip made Meng Jinyao feel quite pleased. She wasn't surprised that Gu Xiuming would have women other than Li Wan'er, since Gu Xiuming had been secretly looking for a wife for himself.
As for why Gu Xiuming and Li Wan'er had a conflict, she could guess the specific reason. Li Wan'er had tricked Gu Xiuming into drinking those aphrodisiac soups, and in the end, Gu Xiuming couldn't resist touching Li Wan'er again, resulting in a child.
Gu Xiuming must be furious. The arrival of this child has made his marriage even more difficult, and no girl dares to marry him. His love with Li Wan'er has probably gradually turned into hatred.
A carefree prince, pampered by his family, met a girl he liked when he was just beginning to experience love. He acted impulsively and disregarded everything for her. Later, he lost the favor of his elders and realized that he had made a foolish mistake. The white moonlight that he had finally obtained had turned into frost on the ground.
A moment later, Ningdong suddenly asked, "By the way, Madam, I heard that the Old Madam sent someone to deliver a tonic to Concubine Li. Would you like to send one as well?"
Without hesitation, Meng Jinyao replied, "No need to see me out."
Ning Dong was taken aback at first, but after a while she realized: "It was my fault for not thinking things through. I really shouldn't have sent it. I was afraid that even if there was no problem, they would say there was one."
Meng Jinyao gave her an approving look and said, "That's right. I have a grudge against Gu Xiuming. What if his concubine eats the things I send and loses her baby? Wouldn't I become the murderer who harmed his offspring? I'll send him a jade pendant after his child is born. These kinds of things are not easy for someone to tamper with in secret."
Ning Dong then raised another question: "However, that is the child of the young master and his beloved girl. Would he use his own child to scheme against you?"
Meng Jinyao smiled without saying a word. There were some things she wouldn't tell her maid for the time being. Only she, her husband, and Yu Chuan, who was monitoring Gu Xiuming, knew that Gu Xiuming wanted to find a wife.
In the past, Gu Xiuming would not have killed the child. Now, however, he has lost his composure and is probably already thinking about how to prevent the child from being born. As for how he wants to get rid of the child, that is his business.
After a moment, she said, "Ningdong, you should be able to take your medicine now. Go and get it for me."
Ning Dong was surprised that she would take the medicine on her own initiative. She guessed that it was because of the Qingyuxuan incident that she was in a good mood, so she quickly agreed and went to the small kitchen to get the medicine.
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Not long after, Zhang and Chen came to Wei Rui Xuan at the same time and talked to Meng Jinyao about Qing Yu Xuan.
Seeing her beaming smile, Zhang and Chen couldn't tell whether Gu Xiuming, who wasn't her biological son, was acting well or gloating over the fact that Aunt Li was showing signs of falling out of favor.
After thinking for a moment, Zhang said something that Li Yiniang might like to hear: "Third sister-in-law, Li Yiniang is still in her early stages of pregnancy and hasn't even settled down yet, but she's already making a fuss. That's too unreliable."
Meng Jinyao smiled gently: "I understand the joy of becoming a mother for the first time. I was also very happy when I became a mother for the first time."
Chen: "..."
Zhang: "..."
No need for ten months of pregnancy, a painless childbirth, and a "filial son" at that—you seem genuinely happy to be a mother now. Gu Xiuming has never gotten the better of you; he always ends up getting the short end of the stick.
After a moment, Madam Chen asked, "Mother said before that Xiuming had become sensible and that she wanted to find him a proper wife. Didn't Third Sister-in-law say that Xiuming only wanted Concubine Li and didn't want to get married? How come he's taken in a maidservant now?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhang stared intently at Meng Jinyao. She had come here because she was curious about this matter: whether her third sister-in-law had lied back then, or what had happened.
Meng Jinyao remained calm and answered readily, "That's exactly what Xiuming told me and the Marquis. I wouldn't lie to my mother about something like this. It's just that Consort Li is pregnant and can't serve Xiuming. It's normal for Xiuming to take a concubine. He can't remain chaste just because she's pregnant. However, if he can accept other women, I reckon he'll be able to accept marrying a principal wife in the future."
In a moment of impulsiveness, Zhang blurted out her true feelings: "He takes a concubine and has children before even getting married. Who would dare to marry him? The question isn't whether he can accept other girls, but whether other girls can accept him."
Meng Jinyao sighed softly, "Young people should always take responsibility for their mistakes, but he has no plans to get married right now, so there's no need to worry about that for the time being."
Neither Zhang nor Chen obtained any useful information from her. After chatting with her for half an hour, they took their leave one after the other.
Meng Jinyao gently stroked the hand warmer, thinking about Qingyuxuan. It's easiest to miscarry when the fetus is not yet settled, but it won't be so easy once the fetus is settled. She always felt that Gu Xiuming, that unfilial son, was about to make his next move.
However, they had Yu Chuan, who had been monitoring Gu Xiuming. They knew what Gu Xiuming was planning to do next. In a sense, the enemy was in the open while they were in the dark. They did not take the initiative to attack, but waited to strike back.
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